Analyses of Ashes of Plants. 



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entire and healthy; they reached us with very little alteration, and 

 were immediately preserved for analysis ; the tops were separated 



any crop, will prove of assistance in pointing to the memoranda, ^vhich 

 it is necessary to preserve. We have therefore subjoined it. A similar 

 paper, with slight modifications, is made use of for other crops. 



Directions for collecting Root Crops for Analysis. 



The quantity of each Specimen should never be less than six or more than 



ten lbs., bulb and leaf taken together. 

 Do not collect the Specimens till quite ready to forward them, in order 



that they may arrive perfectly fresh. 

 Select healthy-looking plants. 



If the crop is uniform all over the field, take medium-sized samples, icith 

 all their leaves. 



If the bulbs are very irregular in size, take some small an I ethers large, 



so as to give an average. 

 Brush off the loose dirt from the bulbs, but do not icash them nor remove 



the roots. 



Draw the leaves together, and tie a piece of thick paper round them. 

 Tie upon each Specimen a piece of paper with a number and the name of 

 the plant. 



Put the corresponding number and the name on the accompanying paper 

 of questions. 



Pack the Specimens in a hamper or bag, and direct them to 



Questions relating to Specimens supplied : — 



Turnip, Swede^ and Mangold- Wurzel Crops. 



1. The name and variety of the crop. 



2. The name of the party furnishing it, the farm, parish, and county. 



3. The system of cultivation adopted on the_ffarm. 



4. The general character and value of the land on which sown. 



5. The geological formation. 



6. The nature of the soil. 



7. The nature of the subsoil. 



8. Whether drained or undrained. 



9. What length of time in tillage or arable. 



10. The previous crop and its yield. 



11. If any farmyard manure, and how much. 



12. In what state applied — as compost or from the yard 



13. In what state of decomposition was the manure. 



14. If any artificial manure : — 



Bones how much. 



Bones and sulphuric acid how much. 

 Guano how much. 



15. Any ashes, and how much. 



IG. Number of times ploughed, harrowed, &c. 



17. The time of planting. 



18. Whether drilled or sown broadcast. 19. The 



